Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-19
Remuneration of Mah0pism.

Mr. John R. Moss, of Buckingham CO.,
who vas an old line Wing before the war
and has been Republican since the war,
has joined the Democratic party. He was
the Republican member of the House OF
Delegates from Buckingham in the last
General Assembly, and he is represented to
be man of considerable prominence and
influence in his county. He has become
convinced of the prostituting tendency of
the Republican party of Virginia domineer-
ed by an artful and wretchedly unscrupu-
lous iEtrguer, as Malone unquestionably
is and i'll his letter withdrawing from fur
Their aflii;iation with this erstwhile political
association he says:
81 have been taught from my infancy up
to manhood to believe in the principles OF
the old Wing party, which have ever in
spired me with the love for the Union and
hope to see it restored to all its former
splendci and greatness by people once
more ni.ed and Invested of the sectional
ism and hatred incident to civil war.
have carr estly and sincerely endeavored
i'll my humble way to aid the Republican
party Of The country to bring about this
much desired result. But have seen to
my satis:, ction that, with the mass of ig-
norarce II which the Republican party of
virginia ~ Coup OScu medu uOT6 csp6-
cially the section known as the Black Belt),
and the facility with which the corrupt and
designing politicians control it, that it is
impossible to crafty an honest and patriot
ic desire and to promote the political veal
of the State within the ranks of that party.
The Repu blican party of Virginia has de-
generated into mere personal party, and
is but a luppet in the hands of William
Malone. This imperious little tyrant brooks
no opposition to his ORDERS and I am I'M
willing to wear his collar.
"Already the color line has been drawn
in the county by the Republicans. Caesar
Perkins, colored man, in accepting the
nomination as candidate for the Legisla-
ture for the counties Of Buckingham and
Cum berland, in substance said ''that the
negro bad fiddled long enough for the
white man, and now the white man must
fiddle for bhe negro"
''The effect of such sentiments, as these,
no matter how well they may be meant,
is to excite hopes in the minds of the COL
ored people which never can be realized
and even if such hopes were to be real
lied, it requires no prophetic ken to FORE
cast the anarchy which would be the le-
gitimate result of such a state of affairs
l will roi be a party to such proceedings.
| am no~, and always have been friend
to the o,tored race, and will be second to
no man in unfolding their rights before
the law j; but beyond this I will not 90.
The Dem )cratic party of to-day is now
really the party of the people. Embracing
as it docs, the intelligence, property, and
character of the South, it is in a position
to cement more perfect ''union of indie
structible States," and to obliterate forev-
er all sectional hate and prejudice.
MIR. Cleveland has made an honest
President and his administration should
be endorsed by the American people.
81 shall therefore cast my vote for my
count ymau, Captain Camm Patterson, who
is noted for his broad and statesman-like
views OF public questions. and l shall not
only support him but the entire Demo
cratic ticket, believing that course to be
the true policy of every good citizen"